Midlands 3 West (North) is a level 8 English
Rugby Union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...
league and level 3 of the
Midlands League, made up of teams from the northern part of the
West Midlands region including
Shropshire
Shropshire (; alternatively Salop; abbreviated in print only as Shrops; demonym Salopian ) is a landlocked historic county in the West Midlands region of England. It is bordered by Wales to the west and the English counties of Cheshire to ...
,
Staffordshire, parts of
Birmingham
Birmingham ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands (county), West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1. ...
and the
West Midlands and occasionally
Cheshire, with home and away matches played throughout the season. When this division began in 1992 it was known as Midlands West 2, until it was split into two regional divisions called Midlands 4 West (North) and
Midlands 4 West (South)
Midlands 4 West (South) is a level 9 English Rugby Union league and level 4 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the southern part of the West Midlands region including clubs from parts of Birmingham and the West Midlands, Herefords ...
ahead of the 2000–01 season. Further restructuring of the Midlands leagues ahead of the 2009–10 season, led to the current name of Midlands 3 West (North).
Promoted teams tend to move up to
Midlands 2 West (North) while demoted teams typically drop to
Midlands 4 West (North)
Midlands 4 West (North) is a level 9 English Rugby Union league and level 4 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the northern part of the West Midlands region including Shropshire, Staffordshire, parts of Birmingham and the West Mi ...
. Each year all clubs in the division also take part in the
RFU Senior Vase
The RFU Senior Vase is a rugby union national knockout cup competition in England run by the Rugby Football Union, which has been competed for since the 2006–07 season. It is contested for by teams at level 8 of the English rugby union system ...
- a level 8 national competition.
2021-22
Participating teams & locations
2020–21
Due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identi ...
, the 2020–21 season was cancelled.
2019–20
Participating teams & locations
2018–19
Participating teams & locations
2017–18
Participating teams & locations
Teams 2016-17
*Burntwood
*Cannock
*Clee Hill
*Cleobury Mortimer
*Eccleshall
*Edwardians
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Handsworth (relegated from
Midlands 2 West (North))
*Harborne (relegated from
Midlands 2 West (North))
*Ludlow
*Telford Hornets (promoted from
Midlands 4 West (North)
Midlands 4 West (North) is a level 9 English Rugby Union league and level 4 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the northern part of the West Midlands region including Shropshire, Staffordshire, parts of Birmingham and the West Mi ...
)
*
Uttoxeter
Uttoxeter ( , ) is a market town in the East Staffordshire district in the county of Staffordshire, England. It is near to the Derbyshire county border. It is situated from Burton upon Trent, from Stafford, from Stoke-on-Trent, from De ...
(promoted from
Midlands 4 West (North)
Midlands 4 West (North) is a level 9 English Rugby Union league and level 4 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the northern part of the West Midlands region including Shropshire, Staffordshire, parts of Birmingham and the West Mi ...
)
*Willenhall
Teams 2015-16
*Bloxwich
*Burntwood
*Cannock (promoted from
Midlands 4 West (North)
Midlands 4 West (North) is a level 9 English Rugby Union league and level 4 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the northern part of the West Midlands region including Shropshire, Staffordshire, parts of Birmingham and the West Mi ...
)
*Clee Hill
*Cleobury Mortimer (promoted from
Midlands 4 West (North)
Midlands 4 West (North) is a level 9 English Rugby Union league and level 4 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the northern part of the West Midlands region including Shropshire, Staffordshire, parts of Birmingham and the West Mi ...
)
*Eccleshall
*Edwardians
*Ludlow (relegated from
Midlands 2 West (North))
*Newcastle (Staffs)
*
Tamworth (relegated from
Midlands 2 West (North))
*
Wednesbury
Wednesbury () is a market town in Sandwell in the county of West Midlands, England. It is located near the source of the River Tame. Historically part of Staffordshire in the Hundred of Offlow, at the 2011 Census the town had a population of 3 ...
*Willenhall
Teams 2014-15
*Aston Old Edwardians (relegated from
Midlands 2 West (North))
*Bloxwich
*Burntwood
*Clee Hill (promoted from
Midlands 4 West (North)
Midlands 4 West (North) is a level 9 English Rugby Union league and level 4 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the northern part of the West Midlands region including Shropshire, Staffordshire, parts of Birmingham and the West Mi ...
)
*Eccleshall
*Edwardians
*
Handsworth
*Harborne (promoted from
Midlands 4 West (North)
Midlands 4 West (North) is a level 9 English Rugby Union league and level 4 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the northern part of the West Midlands region including Shropshire, Staffordshire, parts of Birmingham and the West Mi ...
)
*Newcastle (Staffs)
*
Uttoxeter
Uttoxeter ( , ) is a market town in the East Staffordshire district in the county of Staffordshire, England. It is near to the Derbyshire county border. It is situated from Burton upon Trent, from Stafford, from Stoke-on-Trent, from De ...
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Wednesbury
Wednesbury () is a market town in Sandwell in the county of West Midlands, England. It is located near the source of the River Tame. Historically part of Staffordshire in the Hundred of Offlow, at the 2011 Census the town had a population of 3 ...
*Willenhall (relegated from
Midlands 2 West (North))
Teams 2013-14
*Bloxwich
*Burntwood
*Eccleshall
*Edwardians
*
Handsworth
*Market Drayton (promoted from
Midlands 4 West (North)
Midlands 4 West (North) is a level 9 English Rugby Union league and level 4 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the northern part of the West Midlands region including Shropshire, Staffordshire, parts of Birmingham and the West Mi ...
)
*Newcastle (Staffs)
*Shrewsbury
*
Uttoxeter
Uttoxeter ( , ) is a market town in the East Staffordshire district in the county of Staffordshire, England. It is near to the Derbyshire county border. It is situated from Burton upon Trent, from Stafford, from Stoke-on-Trent, from De ...
(promoted from
Midlands 4 West (North)
Midlands 4 West (North) is a level 9 English Rugby Union league and level 4 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the northern part of the West Midlands region including Shropshire, Staffordshire, parts of Birmingham and the West Mi ...
)
*Veseyans (relegated from
Midlands 2 West (North))
*
Wednesbury
Wednesbury () is a market town in Sandwell in the county of West Midlands, England. It is located near the source of the River Tame. Historically part of Staffordshire in the Hundred of Offlow, at the 2011 Census the town had a population of 3 ...
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Yardley & District
Teams 2012–13
*Bloxwich
*Burntwood
*Cleobury Mortimer
*Eccleshall
*Edwardians
*
Handsworth
*Newcastle (Staffs)
*Shrewsbury
*
Stourbridge Lions
*
Wednesbury
Wednesbury () is a market town in Sandwell in the county of West Midlands, England. It is located near the source of the River Tame. Historically part of Staffordshire in the Hundred of Offlow, at the 2011 Census the town had a population of 3 ...
*Willenhall
*
Yardley & District
Teams 2010–11
*Bishops Castle & Onny Valley
*Burntwood
*Eccleshall
*
Handsworth
*
Moseley Oak
*Newcastle (Staffs)
*Telford
*
Uttoxeter
Uttoxeter ( , ) is a market town in the East Staffordshire district in the county of Staffordshire, England. It is near to the Derbyshire county border. It is situated from Burton upon Trent, from Stafford, from Stoke-on-Trent, from De ...
*Veseyans
*
Wednesbury
Wednesbury () is a market town in Sandwell in the county of West Midlands, England. It is located near the source of the River Tame. Historically part of Staffordshire in the Hundred of Offlow, at the 2011 Census the town had a population of 3 ...
*Wolverhampton
*
Yardley & District
Original teams
Teams in Midlands 3 West (North) and
Midlands 3 West (South)
Midlands 3 West (South) is a level 8 English Rugby Union league and level 3 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the southern part of the West Midlands region including clubs from parts of Birmingham and the West Midlands, Herefords ...
were originally part of a single division called Midlands 2 West, which contained the following sides when it was introduced in 1992:
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Aston Old Edwardians - promoted from
North Midlands 1 (10th)
*
Coventry Welsh - promoted from
Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1
Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 was a tier 9 English Rugby Union league with teams from Staffordshire and Warwickshire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to Midlands West 2 and relegated teams dropped to either Staffordshire 1 or Warwickshire ...
(10th)
*
Dixonians - promoted from
North Midlands 1 (6th)
*
Handsworth - promoted from
Staffordshire 1 (champions)
*
Kenilworth
Kenilworth ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the Warwick District in Warwickshire, England, south-west of Coventry, north of Warwick and north-west of London. It lies on Finham Brook, a tributary of the River Sowe, which joins the ...
- promoted from
Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1
Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 was a tier 9 English Rugby Union league with teams from Staffordshire and Warwickshire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to Midlands West 2 and relegated teams dropped to either Staffordshire 1 or Warwickshire ...
(7th)
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Nuneaton Old Edwardians - promoted from
Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1
Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 was a tier 9 English Rugby Union league with teams from Staffordshire and Warwickshire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to Midlands West 2 and relegated teams dropped to either Staffordshire 1 or Warwickshire ...
(6th)
*
Old Laurentians - promoted from
Warwickshire 1
Warwickshire 1 was a tier 9 English Rugby Union league with teams from Warwickshire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to Midlands 4 West (South) and relegated sides dropped to Warwickshire 2. Warwickshire 1 was cancelled at the end of the ...
(champions)
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Selly Oak
Selly Oak is an industrial and residential area in south-west Birmingham, England. The area gives its name to Selly Oak ward and includes the neighbourhoods of: Bournbrook, Selly Park, and Ten Acres. The adjoining wards of Edgbaston and Harborn ...
- promoted from
North Midlands 2 (champions)
*
Shrewsbury - promoted from
North Midlands 1 (11th)
*
Stratford-upon-Avon - promoted from
Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1
Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 was a tier 9 English Rugby Union league with teams from Staffordshire and Warwickshire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to Midlands West 2 and relegated teams dropped to either Staffordshire 1 or Warwickshire ...
(9th)
*
Tamworth - promoted from
Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1
Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 was a tier 9 English Rugby Union league with teams from Staffordshire and Warwickshire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to Midlands West 2 and relegated teams dropped to either Staffordshire 1 or Warwickshire ...
(8th)
*
West Midlands Police
West Midlands Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England.
The force covers an area of with 2.93million inhabitants, which includes the cities of Birmingham, Coventry, ...
- promoted from
North Midlands 1 (8th)
*
Woodrush - promoted from
North Midlands 1 (7th)
Midlands 3 West (North) honours
Midlands West 2 (1992–1993)
Midlands 3 West (North) and
Midlands 3 West (South)
Midlands 3 West (South) is a level 8 English Rugby Union league and level 3 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the southern part of the West Midlands region including clubs from parts of Birmingham and the West Midlands, Herefords ...
were originally part of a single tier 8 division called Midlands West 2. Promotion was to
Midlands West 1 and relegation was to either
North Midlands 1 or
Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1
Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 was a tier 9 English Rugby Union league with teams from Staffordshire and Warwickshire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to Midlands West 2 and relegated teams dropped to either Staffordshire 1 or Warwickshire ...
.
Midlands West 2 (1993–1996)
The top six teams from Midlands 1 and the top six from
North 1 were combined to create
National 5 North, meaning that Midlands 2 West dropped to become a tier 9 league. Promotion continued to
Midlands West 1 while relegation was to either
North Midlands 1 or
Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1
Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 was a tier 9 English Rugby Union league with teams from Staffordshire and Warwickshire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to Midlands West 2 and relegated teams dropped to either Staffordshire 1 or Warwickshire ...
.
Midlands West 2 (1996–2000)
At the end of the 1995–96 season
National 5 North was discontinued and Midlands West 2 returned to being a tier 8 league. Promotion continued to
Midlands West 1 while relegation was to either
North Midlands 1 or
Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1
Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 was a tier 9 English Rugby Union league with teams from Staffordshire and Warwickshire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to Midlands West 2 and relegated teams dropped to either Staffordshire 1 or Warwickshire ...
.
Midlands 4 West (North) (2000–2004)
Restructuring ahead of the 2000–01 season saw Midlands West 2 split into two tier 8 regional leagues - Midlands 4 West (North) and
Midlands 4 West (South)
Midlands 4 West (South) is a level 9 English Rugby Union league and level 4 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the southern part of the West Midlands region including clubs from parts of Birmingham and the West Midlands, Herefords ...
. Promotion was now to
Midlands 3 West (North) and relegation to either
North Midlands 1 or
Staffordshire 1.
Midlands 4 West (North) (2004–2006)
At the start of the 2004–05 season Midlands 4 West (North) remained at tier 8 of the league system, with promotion continuing to
Midlands 3 West (North). However, the restructuring of the leagues below meant that relegation was now to either
North Midlands (North) or
Staffordshire
Midlands 4 West (North) (2006–2009)
At the start of the 2006–07 season Midlands 4 West (North) remained at tier 8 of the league system, with promotion continuing to
Midlands 3 West (North). The cancellation of the
Staffordshire league meant that relegation was now to the newly introduced
Midlands 5 West (North)
Midlands 5 West (North) was a level 10 English Rugby Union league and level 5 of the Midlands League, that was made up of teams from the northern part of the West Midlands region including clubs from parts of Birmingham and the West Midlands, S ...
.
Midlands 3 West (North) (2009–present)
League restructuring by the
RFU meant that Midlands 4 West (North) and Midlands 4 West (South) were renamed as Midlands 3 West (North) and
Midlands 3 West (South)
Midlands 3 West (South) is a level 8 English Rugby Union league and level 3 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the southern part of the West Midlands region including clubs from parts of Birmingham and the West Midlands, Herefords ...
, with both leagues remaining at tier 8. Promotion was now to
Midlands 2 West (North) (formerly Midlands 3 West (North)) and relegation to
Midlands 4 West (North)
Midlands 4 West (North) is a level 9 English Rugby Union league and level 4 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the northern part of the West Midlands region including Shropshire, Staffordshire, parts of Birmingham and the West Mi ...
(formerly Midlands 5 West (North)).
Number of league titles
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Telford Hornets (3)
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Burntwood
Burntwood is a former mining town and civil parish in the Lichfield District in Staffordshire, England, approximately west of Lichfield and north east of Brownhills. The town had a population of 26,049 and forms part of Lichfield distric ...
(2)
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Leek (2)
*
Newcastle (Staffs) (2)
*
Shrewsbury (2)
*
Veseyans (2)
*
Willenhall
Willenhall is a market town situated in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, in the West Midlands, England, with a population taken at the 2011 census of 28,480. It is situated between Wolverhampton and Walsall, historically in the county of ...
(2)
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Bridgnorth
Bridgnorth is a town in Shropshire, England. The River Severn splits it into High Town and Low Town, the upper town on the right bank and the lower on the left bank of the River Severn. The population at the 2011 Census was 12,079.
Histor ...
(1)
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Handsworth (1)
*
Kidderminster Carolians (1)
*
Ludlow
Ludlow () is a market town in Shropshire, England. The town is significant in the history of the Welsh Marches and in relation to Wales. It is located south of Shrewsbury and north of Hereford, on the A49 road which bypasses the town. The ...
(1)
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Luctonians (1)
*
Nuneaton Old Edwardians (1)
*
Old Halesonians (1)
*
Old Laurentians (1)
*
Old Saltleians (1)
*
Selly Oak
Selly Oak is an industrial and residential area in south-west Birmingham, England. The area gives its name to Selly Oak ward and includes the neighbourhoods of: Bournbrook, Selly Park, and Ten Acres. The adjoining wards of Edgbaston and Harborn ...
(1)
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Tamworth (1)
*
Uttoxeter
Uttoxeter ( , ) is a market town in the East Staffordshire district in the county of Staffordshire, England. It is near to the Derbyshire county border. It is situated from Burton upon Trent, from Stafford, from Stoke-on-Trent, from De ...
(1)
*
Wednesbury
Wednesbury () is a market town in Sandwell in the county of West Midlands, England. It is located near the source of the River Tame. Historically part of Staffordshire in the Hundred of Offlow, at the 2011 Census the town had a population of 3 ...
(1)
See also
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Midlands RFU
*
North Midlands RFU
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Staffordshire RU
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English rugby union system
Men's Rugby union in England consists of 106 leagues, which includes professional leagues at the highest level, down to amateur regional leagues. Promotion and relegation are in place throughout the system.
Women's Rugby union in England cons ...
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Rugby union in England
Rugby union in England is one of the leading professional and recreational team sports. In 1871 the Rugby Football Union, the governing body for rugby union in England, was formed by 21 rugby clubs, and the first international match, which invo ...
Notes
References
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